Speaking with journalists, Abubakar said it became necessary to close the clinic after confirming with the State Ministry of Health that the clinic was not on the list of registered facilities in Cross River. Abubakar declared the facility unfit to deliver health services. He disclosed that the clinic owner and his manager have both been arrested and detained by police in Ekori for further investigation after providing written statements.
reports that a few months ago, the taskforce clamped down on a quack Trado-Medical trade fair in Ogoja. Two weeks ago, the Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, disputed claims by a private tertiary institution in the state, Arthur Jarvis University, that it was the first institution to establish a trado-medical research center, warning them to cease further work.